BETHLEHEM — Pine Grove’s Allen Daubert likes cradles.
Most everybody around the Schuylkill League knows that.
Now the rest of District 11 knows it, too.
The long, lean, senior 140-pounder got in a cradle contest with Pen Argyl’s Rex Lutz on Sunday night in the finals of the District 11 Class AA Wrestling Championships at a packed Memorial Gym at Liberty High School.
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WILLIAMSPORT -- Winning district titles may become a regular thing for Line Mountain freshman Zain Retherford, who won his first Sunday at the District 4 AA Championships.
But Retherford might take some advice from Shamokin upperclassmen Brandon Pesarchick and Derek Shingara, who have 238 career wins and four trips to the state tournament between them, but each finally won elusive district titles.
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MINERSVILLE — Denny Kasper’s message to his Williams Valley squad was simple:
Be active on defense, run when we get the chance, and play with a sense of urgency.
Brent Wolfe certainly listened to his coach’s advice.
The Vikings senior recorded a double-double with 22 points and 18 rebounds as the Vikings crushed Salem Christian 64-35 in a District 11 Class A quarterfinal Feb. 27 at Minersville High School.
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ROBESONIA - Scott Dreher netted 17 points and Britton Kosier scored 10, but it wasn’t enough for Upper Dauphin to survive a 70-46 loss to top-seeded Lancaster Mennonite in a District 3 Class AA boys’ basketball quarterfinal Monday night at Conrad Weiser.
The Trojans (15-10) fell behind by double-digits in the second quarter, where they were outscored 22-7.
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The only way the Pine Grove boys’ basketball squad was able to get into the postseason the past few years was if they bought a ticket.
Saturday night, the Cardinals didn’t waste much time releasing four years of pent-up frustration.
Pine Grove caught fire during a first-quarter run that keyed its 48-35 victory over Schuylkill Haven in a District 11 Class AA quarterfinal at Martz Hall.
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WELLSBORO — Line Mountain’s Karl Howerter broke his nose in three different places last week in a scrimmage against Millersburg.
Unable to do any more damage to it, he played in the Eagles’ District 4 Class AA opening round playoff game against Wellsboro on Tuesday without a protective mask.
It was Wellsboro which ultimately needed protection from Howerter as he made the game’s final basket to give the Eagles a 47-45 win, sending the Hornets scrambling from the playoffs after coming in with a 17-5 record and the district’s No. 5 seed.
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Representing the country of Japan, Kenny Heim drives the bobsled as Brandon Bender pushes on their way to the finish line in the Olympic games Feb. 24 at the Schuylkill IU-29, Marlin Campus. Japan's team won Best of Show.
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